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Thursday, November 22, 2018

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OF EVENTS

OLYMPIC CLUB HISTORY PUB

tap into the scene

THROUGH DEC, 21

the return trip. Each child will be given the first gift by Santa on the way back to the depot. Children Elbe at 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. on are encouraged to come in their select days through the holidays. For pajamas like in the movie. There the third year in a row “The Polar will be cocoa and cookies provided Express” will be making round-trip on board, as well as singing and treks from Elbe to the North Pole. other entertainment. The train Those inspired train rides based on ride is approximately 1 hour. Most “The Polar Express” children’s book runs are at 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets and movie will be leaving numerous are $38 adults, $28 children. Info: times per week through the end 360.748.9593. of the year. Each experience lasts about 90 minutes from start to THURSDAY, NOV. 22 finish and the careening adventure Thorbeckes Athletic is capped by a personal visit from Performance Turkey Trot 5K Santa Claus to each child aboard at Thorbeckes Athletic Center in the train. For reservations call the Chehalis, with registration from 7:45 Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging to 8:15 a.m. and the start at 8:30 Museum at 360.492.6000. a.m. This run/walk event is family friendly with pets and children THROUGH DEC. 22 welcome, with prizes, refreshments The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and drawings. Cost is $20 per and Museum presents “The person. Cost is $35 per family Polar Express” Train Ride. These (immediate family only, train rides feature the reading of the includes two T-shirts, popular book “The Polar Express” additional T-shirts during the trek to the North Pole, at $8). Presented where we will pick up Santa for

by Althauser Rayan Abbarno, Attorneys at Law.

The Polar Express Train Ride at Mount Rainier departs from

Traditional Thanksgiving Buffet at Mount Rainier National Park, noon to 6 p.m. at the

historic National Park Inn. Cost is $28.95 adults, $17.95 children.

Information: mtrainierguestservices. com. Reservations required.

360.569.2411.

FRIDAY, NOV. 23

“Severed Few” reunites for one night only at 8 p.m. The

band, made up of three Centralia High School graduates and longtime friends will perform at Flood Valley Brewing in Chehalis for a free, one-night-only show.

Thorebeckes Dive In Theater

takes place every Friday beginning at 7 p.m. Bring an inflatable floatie and a friend for a movie on the big screen over the big pool.

Free for members and fun for the whole family. The junior pool is also open during the weekly “Dive In Movie” event. The show this week is “Ratatouille.”

SATURDAY, NOV. 24

Floodgates Comedy and Flood Valley Brewery

ON THE COVER

By Weekender photographer Jared Wenzelburger

MONICA NEVI

presents headliner Monica Nevi and features

Mike Coletta. Cost is $5, showtime is 8 p.m. Nevi has performed in the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and the Seattle International Comedy Competition as well as finishing first place in the Olympic Peninsula Comedy Competition. Coletta is a Seattle-based comedian now living in Los Angeles. Originally from Alaska, he started comedy performing improv in the wheatinfested, cultural boomtown of Pullman. Flood Valley Brewery is located at 289 NW Chehalis Ave. in Chehalis.

TUESDAY, NOV. 27

Olympic Club History Pub presents “Shipwrecks, Legends, and Lost Treasures – Historical Archaeology on the Oregon Coast.” Doors open at 6

p.m., with the program starting at 7 p.m. This is a free, all-ages event in the Olympic Club Theater. The north Oregon coast abounds with tales of mysterious shipwrecks, lost castaways, pirates, and sailing vessels visiting the coast prior to the recorded expeditions of Captains Cook and Vancouver in the late 18th century, and farther north than the known voyages of the earlier Spanish explorers. While written off for years as tall tales or Indian myths, there is historical and archaeological evidence that at least two unrecorded Spanish ships wrecked on the Oregon coast prior SEE PAGE 3....................................

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to about 1750, as well as evidence for English castaways or deserters, Japanese junks, and possibly other vessels. Scott Williams, the lead archaeologist for the Maritime Archaeological Society’s Beeswax Wreck Project, will discuss the Society’s 10-year effort to locate the Beeswax Wreck, a Spanish Manila galleon that wrecked in Tillamook County near the Nehalem River. Scott will also touch upon the historical and archaeological evidence for other shipwrecks and survivors prior to European and American exploration and settlement of the Pacific Northwest.

FRIDAY, NOV. 30 THROUGH SATURDAY, DEC. 8

The Roxy Theater in Morton presents “Into the Woods, Jr.” Follow the Baker and his barren wife as they seek help from classic

Grimm’s Fairy Tale characters to break their curse and live happily ever after, in the junior version of Sondheim’s critically acclaimed musical. Friday, Nov. 30 and Friday, Dec. 7 performances start at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 8 shows start at 2 p.m. Cost is adults $10 at the door; children under 12 $5. Info: 360.496.0541, roxy@lewiscounty.com. The Roxy Theater is located at 233 West Main Ave., Morton.

and a friend for a movie on the big screen over the big pool. Free for members and fun for the whole family. The junior pool is also open during the weekly “Dive In Movie” event. The show this week is “The Peanuts Movie.”

SATURDAY, DEC. 1

69th Annual Santa Parade in downtown Chehalis 11 a.m. The theme

this year is Gingerbread Village. The Grand Marshal is Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza.

FRIDAY, NOV. 30 THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC. 16

The Evergreen Playhouse presents “Scrooge the Musical.” No holiday season

is complete without a retelling of Dickens’ beloved A Christmas Carol, and in 1970, renowned writer/composer/lyricist Leslie Bricusse adapted the classic short story into the hit musical Scrooge.

With the goose and holly of a Victorian Christmas surrounding him, miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge rejects the companionship of his fellow men and women for the sterile pleasure of gold. He is saved from this loveless life by the intercession of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, who take him on a fantastic trip through the times of his life and show him a glimpse of the tragic

future that awaits him should he not mend his ways. In the end, a transformed Scrooge realizes that “mankind should be my business” and that one little boy is of greater weight than all of the gold in his strongbox. Most showings are at 7:30 p.m., with some 2 p.m. matinees. The Dec. 6 show is a “pay what you can.” Cost is $15 adults, and $12 for students and seniors. Info: 360.736.8628, theevergreenplayhouse@gmail.com The Evergreen Playhouse is located at 226 West Center St., Centralia.

FRIDAY, NOV. 30

Centralia College Jazz Ensemble 7 to 9 p.m. at Corbet

Theatre. Come hear talented college and local musicians play jazz, including music by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Kris Berg and more. Directed by Louie Blaser.

Appropriate for all ages. Free and open to the public. For information, contact Beth May at 360.623.8487 or email beth.may@centralia.edu.

Thorebeckes Dive In Theater

takes place every Friday beginning at 7 p.m. Bring an inflatable floatie

City Farm in Chehalis presents Chris Guenther’s live acoustic holiday Americana concert “Christmas

in My Hometown” starting at 1 p.m. City Farm is located at 456 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis.

Historic Downtown Centralia Open House 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Activities, lights and magic. Come enjoy the spirit of Christmas.

If you want your event listed in Lewis County Weekender’s calendar, email items to mwagar@chronline.com.

LEWIS COUNTY

WEEKENDER Editor-In-Chief Michael Wagar mwagar@chronline.com/360.269.7979 Assistant Editor Eric Schwartz eschwartz@chronline.com/360.807.8217 Design Director Nicole Kiourkas nkiourkas@chronline.com Media Specialist Tyler Beairsto tbeairsto@chronline.com/360.807.8212 The Lewis County Weekender is published in conjunction with The Silver Agency and is a property of Lafromboise Communications, Inc., the parent company of The Chronicle.

Editorial and Advertising Mailing Address 321 N. Pearl St., Centralia, Washington, 98531

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Top 10 Ways to Survive

Going Home for the Holidays Whenever the holidays draw near, stress levels seem to skyrocket worldwide. Whether it’s the annoyance of travel, distractions from work, small talk with long-forgotten family members, or constant requests for tech support, those family reunions can get pretty dicey. Here’s how to make it through with your sanity intact.

a conversation instead, and things’ll be a lot less awkward. If you’re really stretching, the FORD technique is a sure way to fill the awkward silences.

FORD stands for Family, Occupation, Recreation and Dreams,which are all good conversation starter topics?

Example: What type of work do you do?

10. Avoid Stress When You Travel Joining your family or friends for the holidays often means a trip back to the ol’ homestead, which may require a longer journey by car or plane. This is where the stress all begins — from packing to staying on schedule and paying for the trip, travel has a way of making you want to pull your hair out. So, plan ahead and give yourself plenty of travel time.

8. Work from Home Lisa F. Young / Shutterstock Without Distractions Sometimes, no matter your approach, a family member just might make you crazy. Breath deep, If you’re lucky, you’ll get to blow relax and remember — it will soon be over. a few vacation days while you head home, but if not, you’ll have to have less time to exercise over the master working from home without break than you usually do, consider distractions. Part of that is dealing condensing your workout, or doing with other people around you, parsomething like a 20-minute exercise ticularly if you’re in a house packed plan in the interim. full of holiday visitors, but the other half is keeping yourself from slack5. Keep Political ing off when you don’t have a boss Conversations Civil breathing down your neck. Set some If every member of your extended 9. Turn Awkward Small Talk with boundaries and try to enjoy the posifamily has the same political beliefs Your Relatives Into Conversations tive side to keep from going insane, — or is similarly apathetic — conand get your work done as quickly as Stay on track with your exercise routine.

You’re probably going home to sider yourself lucky. For the rest of possible so you can get back to the see a lot of your close family and us, the holidays can be particularly fun stuff. meals with as many make-ahead friends, but you’ll probably run into tense, especially during an election dishes as you can, and start the main a lot of extended family members or year we just experienced. When cooking early to make sure every7. Get a Jump on the Food old acquaintances you haven’t seen someone inevitably brings up poliIf you’re in charge of any cooking, thing’s done thoroughly (and you in awhile — and that means awkward tics, make sure you know your stuff, don’t poison everyone). And even if small talk is sure to ensue. If you hate don’t save anything until the last stay rational, and do whatever you you aren’t in charge of the meal, see minute. Get a jump on your holiday awkward small talk, just turn it into can to keep the conversations civil what you can do to help out — it’ll — including changing the subject if make everyone else less stressed, you have to. The last thing you want and give you some quality time with is dinner turning into a rude sparring your family. match between family members.

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The start of the trip back home is traveling, which can bring a lot of stress. Take your time and try to relax. You’ll get there.

6. Stick With Your Exercise Routine Vacations and holidays are when it’s toughest to stick with your exercise routine, and yet it’s when they’re the most important (since you’re eating more than usual). If you’ve already motivated yourself into a good routine, you shouldn’t have Make Holidays Great Again! Skip the political too much trouble — you just need banter. Likewise, religion might also be best to keep up that motivation while avoided. you’re gone. In fact, your biggest problem will probably be time. If you SEE PAGE 5....................................

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whatever you can (see also #7). If you are in fact the host, there are things 4. Deal with the Family Members you can do to help, too (stock and set that Drive You Crazy up for visitors, ensure internet access Some family members — God love is working and have passwords read‘em — can just get on your nerves ily available, have fresh towels and linafter awhile, and holidays are prime ens, put together a clean shower tote, time for this stress to reach its boilprovide a guest basket of personal ing point. The most important thing hygiene items, offer simple breakfast you can do is slow down and relax. items, put together a recharge staRemind yourself that you won’t be tion) — and things you can do to get dealing with them for long, and if rid of those that overstay their welthings get a little heated, disengage come (for those you know will linger, and collect your thoughts. Remember put a limit on the conversation time to pick your battles, and you should from the start by making personal make it through safe and sound (and plans that don’t include the guest after the visit should end, use body if politics are involved, see #5). language that states “It is time to go!” and be polite but direct to get 3. Drop the Technology and rid of people when all else fails).

Converse Remember why you’re here — to 1. Handle Family Tech Support spend time with your family. The Like a Champ rules of cellphones and technology Many of you heading home for the etiquette should apply doubly, even holidays are tech-savvy millennials. with those family members that drive You all knew it was coming. You’ve you a little crazy. Put your phone in probably been getting calls from airplane mode, give your family and siblings, parents, grandparents, and friends the attention they deserve, friends asking if you can help fix their and you’ll avoid coming off like a jerk computer when you come home for — even if they’re being ridiculous in the holidays, and you’re dreading it. their own ways. It’s good practice for Make this year the last year: fix their when you get back home, too. computer up and automate everything you can, so they don’t have to 2. Be a Courteous Guest call on you again the next time some(or Host) thing goes wrong. Set them up with No matter how much you love remote access, so if they do need your family and friends, things can you, you can troubleshoot remotely get stressful when you’re in such without doing it all at the end of the close quarters, so it’s up to you to year. And if all else fails, drop out of be the perfect 21st century guest. the tech support role gracefully, and Communicate with your hosts, clean help them find someone else that’ll up after yourself, and help them with help them.

G rief D uring the H olidays Grief shows up in many ways and can often be amplified during the holiday season.

A season that may have brought much joy and happiness can become a season of conflicted emotions for families and individuals who are experiencing the loss of a loved one. Maybe you want to understand how to help someone during the holiday season who is experiencing the grief of losing a loved one.

This workshop provides recommendations for celebrating both the holidays and the lives of those that have passed on and provides participants with tools for helping others in this situation. Presented by Lisa Reed, MA, LMFT Bereavement Coordinator at Assured Hospice in Centralia, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 at the Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library.

— Source: Whitson Gordon / Lifehacker

Leave Early, Use Tools for Smoother Holiday and Apple Cup Travel While making plans for the big holiday feast, be sure to add travel prep to the Thanksgiving to-do list.

The Washington State Department of Transportation urges all travelers to “know before you go” and plan ahead for smoother travel during the busy holiday weekend.

Apple Cup travel

Those traveling to the Friday, Nov. 23, Apple Cup football game in Pullman should prepare for possible winter weather on passes and allow extra travel time.

A detour on State Route 26 near Othello — the main route to Pullman from the west side of the state — will continue for the holiday weekend to allow concrete to cure. The detour adds 15 minutes to the normal drive, but travelers should prepare for delays during heavy holiday or game-day traffic.

Westbound traffic on I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass both Saturday, Nov. 24, and Sunday, Nov. 25, is likely to be heavier than normal with both game and holiday travelers, so please allow extra time or alter travel plans if possible.

Other Travel Alternatives

Travelers planning a trip by ferry, train, personal aircraft or bus also should make plans to avoid holiday delays: Please plan ahead for heavy holiday ferry traffic and consider purchasing tickets online to save time. The longest lines are expected westbound Wednesday afternoon and evening, Nov. 21, and eastbound Friday morning, Nov. 23. Reservations are recommended on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands/Sidney, British Columbia and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes. Some ferry routes run on Saturday schedules on the holiday; check ferry schedules online or call 888-808-7977 for details.

Amtrak Cascades passengers are encouraged to purchase tickets early and should plan to arrive at the station one hour before departure. There are no extra Thanksgiving trains this year. All Amtrak Cascades trains require reservations and trains fill up quickly during holidays. Visit www.amtrakcascades.com or call 800–USA– RAIL for details.

Travel Tools

Online traveler information: www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic Twitter: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Inform/twitter.htm Facebook: www.facebook.com/WSDOT Winter driving essentials www.wsdot.com/winter/default.htm WSDOT passes: www.wsdot.com/traffic/passes/ — Source: Washington State Department of Transportation

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Shop Local

Every Dollar Spent at a Small Business Remains in Your Community

BY THE WEEKENDER

You’ve had your fill of turkey, watched some football and perhaps partook of Black Friday.

The weekend is upon you. The Weekender suggests you embrace White Saturday, a national effort to shop at local businesses.

U.S. small businesses are responsible for $4.8 trillion in GDP, equivalent to the third largest economy in the world.

Consumers and small businesses in communities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico are preparing to celebrate Small Business Saturday, taking place this year on Nov. 24.

Because an average two-thirds of every dollar ($0.67) spent at small businesses in the U.S. stays in the local community, consumers’ local impact during the important holiday shopping season could be significant.

The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce has embraced the event.

“The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce has been involved in the countywide campaign of ‘Choose Local First’ since it’s kickoff at our 2015 Annual Chamber Banquet,” said Executive Director Alicia Bull. “It is a very meaningful campaign that several

organizations have worked very hard on to promote local use of services and products. The campaign is important because of the tax dollars that choosing local brings back to our community.

It’s an easy campaign to say you want to get behind. I know I wholeheartedly support it.”

Bull encourages shopping within your own community.

“I want everyone to take a moment and think specifically about the true expenses wrapped into going out of town for your shopping. The reality is the cost of the gas to drive your car out of town might actually make up the difference in the price of the item,” she said. “Online shopping can goudge with fees as well. Not only are you often paying hefty shipping and handling charges you need to remember that the transportation to delivery these items are consuming fuel and bogging down our roads a bit. … There really is something beautiful about a face to face transaction with a real person that you likely know and can be held accountable if a service or product isn’t up to par.”

Every dollar spent at small businesses creates an additional 50 cents in local business activity as a

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result of employee spending and businesses purchasing local goods and services.

American Express created Small Business Saturday in 2010 as a way to help small businesses get more customers, and the celebration has since become an annual shopping tradition on the Saturday following Thanksgiving.

“What began nine years ago as an effort to support local stores during the holiday shopping season has become the Shop Small movement, bringing together millions of shoppers, small businesses of all kinds, civic leaders and organizations in thousands of towns and cities across the country,” said Elizabeth Rutledge, Chief Marketing Officer at American Express. “Shopping small has a significant and positive effect on local communities, and we hope Small Business Saturday will help to amplify that effect during the crucial holiday shopping season. When we spend local, small businesses thrive. And when

small businesses thrive, we all thrive.”

The Small Business Economic Impact Study, a county-level economic analysis on shopping small, provides a closer look at the economic benefits of shopping locally and the impact of small business on communities. The study found that if small businesses in the U.S., defined as businesses employing fewer than 100 employees, were a country, they would have a GDP of $4.8 trillion, equivalent to the GDP of Japan, the third largest economy in the world.

The study also demonstrated the extent to which small businesses support jobs locally.

In addition to small businesses directly employing members of the community, spending by those small businesses and their employees in the area also supports local jobs. In fact, for every ten jobs at a small business, SEE PAGE 7....................................

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another seven are supported in the local community.

Now in its ninth year, 97 percent of consumers who plan to Shop Small on the day said Small Business Saturday has had a positive impact on their community, according to the 2018 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey.

The survey found that 91 percent of consumers believe it is more important than ever to support small businesses this holiday season, and 83 percent plan to do at least some portion of their holiday shopping at a small, independently owned retailer or restaurant — either in person or online. On par with previous years’ celebrations, nearly 58 percent of U.S. consumers reported being aware of Small Business Saturday, and among those, 80 percent plan to go out and Shop Small at independently-owned retailers or restaurants on the day.

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Chris Brewer’s Photography Tips Photographer Shares Secrets of Getting That Great Shot

from shooting video to capturing photos wasn’t as seamless as I would have thought it would be.

Even as recently as four years ago, I didn’t have a great handle on everything that needed to come Editor’s Note: The Weekender together for a great photo. Many caught up with local photographer of my photos turned out decent, Chris Brewer just in time for tips on but in some of them you could taking photos this holiday season. tell I was still struggling to figure The following are tips from Chris some things out — lighting, shutter himself. speed, image grain, etc.

The only thing that solved this Photograph Your Passion was practice, and familiarizing When someone’s excited about myself with my equipment. This a subject they’re talking about, you involved a fair amount of failure can sense it. Their tone and inflec- so I knew what not to do, as much tion, body language and overall as it involved honing skills when it enthusiasm are visible and many came to proper lighting and apertimes tangible. The same goes true ture. for a good photograph: If you’re Learn your camera well, and excited about a subject you’re spend time with it experimentshooting, those who see your work ing and practicing until you know will notice. you have the hang of it. You will For me, the outdoors is my pasfail often, and many times you will sion. I am endlessly fascinated by fail spectacularly, but keep an eye scenery that includes vibrant colors on your progress and you’ll see or mountains. Because of this, most how far you will come. Don’t be photographic work I’ve done — I’d afraid to ask a seasoned photograsay somewhere in the neighborpher for tips, or even watch some hood of 85 to 90 percent — deals YouTube tutorials from the pros. with outdoor scenery, particularly Getting good at photography takes within 100 miles or so of Centralia. time and patience.

We are blessed with an abundance of beauty in our area and I love to You Don’t Need the Latest capture it. and Greatest Camera Whether it’s sports, scenery, or A lot of images you’ll see in art really anything in between, start by galleries or popular photograshooting something you enjoy and phy pages on social media have are passionate about. You’ll find been captured by people utilizing yourself enjoying photography a expensive equipment. But as techlot more, and learning more about nology improves, so does the qualyour equipment will simply be ity of the images even mid-range more fun. cameras and smartphones can capture. Even if your equipment isn’t Practice, And Don’t Be the latest and greatest, you can Afraid to Fail still capture some stunning shots I spent a fair amount of time in if you know your camera well and my professional career as a videocan adapt to the conditions around journalist, yet making the transition you.

When I’m on the move or traveling, I use a Canon EOS M2 mirrorIF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE: less camera. It’s small and compact, You can find more of Chris Brewer’s work at and the image quality is right on facebook.com/chrisbrewerphoto. par with that of more professional-

Chris Brewer

A newly-finished segment of the Willapa Hills Trail two miles west of Pe Ell sits relatively untouched as autumn leaves blanket the path in October 2017. Sections of the trail in west Lewis County are becoming well-known for the vibrant autumn scenery along its borders.

to concentrate well on everything around me, from cracks in the pavement to how close cars are following me. Head checks mean I’m looking around constantly and seeing new perspectives on my surroundings, which sometimes leads to me seeing some scenes that I end up capturing with my camera from a safe area.

Being hyper-aware of my surroundings on a bicycle has translated well to my photography.

When I’m on a hike or walk, I’ve noticed that I’m more in tune with what’s around me and I’m more apt to check out a different angle of a tree on fire with autumn color or a really neat scene at the Fox Theatre marquee. I’ve been able to capture some great shots simply by being aware of something I would not have noticed had I just simply Be Hyper-Aware of Your been focused on what was ahead Surroundings Cycling and photography are two of me.

Keep your head on a swivel of my passions, and both increasand your smartphone or camera ingly intermingle. Sometimes I can be found riding down Jackson at the ready. Some of the best things you’ll ever capture can’t be Highway or another prime rural planned and can only be caught road with a small pack attached to my seatpost; that pack contains if you’re hyper-aware of your surroundings. spare tubes and, believe it or not, camera equipment.

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Riding my bicycle requires me grade cameras. It’s not the best camera out there per se, but it does support interchangeable lenses and filters; a lot of what I shoot especially in the autumn when the colors are more vibrant involves the use of a polarizing filter to reduce glare and bump up vibrance.

More and more people are shooting great photos with smartphones, and we’ve seen some major technological improvements especially in the iPhone and Google Pixel lineups. It’s hard to take a bad photo without even implementing manual control on these devices, and in this case a smartphone is a fantastic device on which you can master such important elements as how to properly frame a photo.

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FROM PAGE 8................................. true appreciation for our area.

Although I don’t utilize the written word as often nowadays, I use Living in Lewis County lends a lot of my spare time to capture itself to some fantastic opportuni- photos that I hope equally convey ties to take in the scenery of our that appreciation that has proven area, and what better way to share contagious. the blessing of where we live than Taking up photography as a to capture photos and share them hobby has led me to experiment for the world to see. more and learn a lot on my own, I’ve lived in Lewis County for a and I think over the past couple total of seven years, with a short years especially, it’s been paystint out of state in between, and ing off. What started out as a way in that time I’ve never ceased to to share photos of our area with be amazed at the prime opportumy parents — Northwest natives nities to enjoy some of the most who have since moved away — pristine natural beauty in the and maintain a connection to a Northwest. I grew up in the small place they still consider home has town of Rainier, Oregon — about become a venue to share a lens to 50 miles south of here — but have the world with a much larger audicome to know Centralia and Lewis ence.

County as home.

There’s no feeling like seeing Some of you might recognize someone take a look at a photo my name as having been printed I’ve shot and study their reaction on these very pages for a few as they’re looking at a slice of life years, and my journalism experithat I’ve captured. Seeing others ence here at The Chronicle led appreciate work that I’ve put in me to meet some fantastic people provides the ultimate motivation who have deep roots in and a to keep at it.

About Chris Brewer

Provided

Packwood Lake is one of the most scenic locations in Lewis County, with the island in the middle being an iconic feature for photographers to capture. This scene was captured at the beginning of sunset on a day in August 2017 as wildfires burned to the east. The stillness of the water came courtesy of a 30-second long exposure.

You can generally find me on the seat of a bicycle, roaming the back roads and trails of Lewis County in an effort to both get some fantastic exercise and scout locations for photography. If I’m not in the

great outdoors, I’m usually relaxing or editing photos at a local coffee shop, fixing or upgrading bicycle components in my garage, or airballing three-pointers during basketball pickup games.

Friday, December 14 7:30 pm Saturday, December 15 2:00 & 7:30 pm Sunday, December 16 1:00 & 5:30 pm

Corbet Theatre Thursday, December 13th 6:00 pm “Pay What You Can” seats, available only at the door at 4:30 pm.

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How To Make A Marijuana Pot Pie

Turkey Leftovers and a Big Dollop of Cannabutter Will Bring on the Munchies Marijuana Pot Pie Recipe

There’s nothing that compares to a What You’ll Need: 1/2 cup sliced celery well made turkey pot pie.

1 pound skinless, boneless turkey Except for maybe this recipe, which 1/3 cup cannabutter makes your traditional pie medicated.

1 cup frozen green peas Enjoy a delicious combo of turkey, 1/3 cup all purpose flour vegetables, and of course the crust 1/3 cup chopped onions (everyone’s favorite part) in this simple 1/4 tsp black pepper recipe. As always, you can choose to 1/2 tsp salt share or keep it all to yourself. Either 1 3/4 cup turkey or chicken broth way, this recipe is perfect for a chilly 2 unbaked pie crusts fall or winter night and will leave you 2/3 cup milk 1/4 tsp celery seed full and medicated.

How to Make Marijuana Butter

that is left is the sugar and water leaves.

Throughout the years, I have found that running the clip/trim through a food processor is the best way to “mulch up” the clip/trim. This is where surface area

BY JOHNNY GREEN comes into play.

This is the marijuana butter recipe that If you boil a full marijuana leaf, only I have refined over the years, and anythe outside of the leaf is being reacted one who knows me knows how strong upon. But if you turn that same leaf Johnny Green’s marijuana butter is. into something as fine as sand, there is I personally make my marijuana butmore surface area on each little piece of ter out of clippings/trim from my friend’s marijuana flake, which unlocks more oil harvests. You can use crushed up marifrom it. I have used a blender and other juana nugs or shake, but I have found means to try to mulch up the marijuana this marijuana butter recipe to be as leaves, but a food processor allows you strong as anything out there, so I don’t to push the leaves through the blade see the point in using marijuana that I more efficiently. I can mulch up a huge can smoke when I can use marijuana bag of marijuana trim in no time flat, leaves that other people were going whether the leaves are dry or fresh. to throw away. I use the leaves, not the The next thing to do is fill your pots stems. Stems have far less cannabinoid with the mulch. Whatever size pot you oil than the water and sugar leaves. use, fill it about a third of the way with I don’t know how to cook or bake, the mulch. That’s what I like about this but I am definitely a science nerd. I recipe — it allows you to make marijuana once consulted my community college butter out of whatever you can get your chemistry professor about this marijuana hands on. If it’s a small batch of trim, use butter recipe, and he pointed out that a small pot. If it’s a good harvest and it’s essentially a chemical reaction. He there’s lots of trim, use multiple pots. instructed that we are bonding the oil Either way, whatever you are using, fill it from the butter with the oil from the one third of the way with mulch. From marijuana. The more oil you can bond, there add sticks of butter and water at the stronger the final product. a 1/4 ratio, meaning for every stick of Some things to keep in mind when butter (4 ounces) you add in, put in 16 performing a chemical reaction are surounces of water. Do this until the entire face area, duration, intensity, and the use mixture is filling 2/3 of the container. of a catalyst (in this case heat).

Now that you have a big pot of floatI start the process by preparing the ing marijuana flakes and sticks of butter, clippings/trim. I get all the debri and it’s time to introduce the heat. stems out of the mixture to where all I like to turn the burner up all the way,

Start by preheating your oven to 425 degrees F. Grab a saucepan and combine the carrots, peas, chicken, and celery. Add in some water and let boil for 15 minutes.

Remove the pan from the heat, drain away the water, and set the mix aside. In another saucepan, cook the onions in the canna butter until they’re soft and somewhat translucent. Add in the flour, salt, celery seed, and pepper. Then, slowly add in the broth and the milk. Simmer the mixture over medium low heat or until it is thick.

Once it reaches that point, remove from the heat and set aside.

Place the turkey mixture in the bottom pie crust and pour the hot liquid over it.

Cover the mix with the top crust, seal the edges, and cut away the excess dough.

Be sure that you cut several slits in the top to allow steam to escape so your pie doesn’t explode in the oven. Now, toss the pie in the preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the pastry is a golden brown color and the filling is bubbling. Let the pie cool for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

and monitor things, stirring as needed.

This allows the mixture to get as hot as possible, which is one of the things I talked about with my college professor.

Some people will say you need to bring your mixture to a low boil, such as in a crock pot, and let it go for a long, long time (an entire day in some cases). I boil mine as hot as I can get it, then lowering the burner down to about half to 3/4 after things get going. I boil it until about half of the water evaporates from the violent boiling (about 1-1.5 hours). I then add more water until the water level is back to where it was when I started.

After about three to four hours, there will be a lot of oil floating on top of the mixture. That’s when you know you’re done (if time allows). From there I strain the mixture through a flat strainer that is placed on top of the container that will ultimately go into the fridge. After the water has passed through the strainer, there is a pile of mulch on the strainer.

In the past, I would press the mulch up against the strainer to get the rest of the liquid out. All of that is liquid goodness, and some of the most potent stuff on the planet.

After all the liquid is drained into the container, you will instantly see the oil (on top) separate from the water (on the bottom). Place the container in the fridge overnight. When you wake up the next morning, the oil will have become a solid chunk of marijuana butter.

Store the marijuana butter in the fridge, but monitor it for mold every couple of days. It should last a couple weeks at least if it’s stored properly in the fridge and moisture is removed from the butter. If you want to avoid the mold problem altogether, put the butter in the freezer. It makes it a little harder to bake and cook with because you have to dethaw it, but it lasts a lot longer.

Johnny Green is a pot activist based in Oregon who writes for TheWeedBlog.

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Top $30-and-Under Wines

Andy Purdue’s 2nd-Annual Compilation of Delicious, More-Affordable Wines Highlights the Best from Washington, Oregon and Idaho

By Andy Perdue

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We started this “Wines Under $30” list a year ago because many of the wines I select for my “Top 50 Wines of the Year” list tend to be more expensive (see last week’s issue of Lewis County Weekender).

The feedback was good, so we’re doing it again.

Fortunately, plenty of bargains can be found throughout the Pacific Northwest. One area that is particularly affordable is British Columbia. I’m reticent to include many from Wild Goose, Gehringer Brothers and other favorites on this list because the wines aren’t available in the United States. So a

few wines that were on last week’s Top 50 list are not included on this more-affordable list, for that reason.

The majority of the wines on this list are from Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Ask for the wines at your favorite wine merchant, or contact the wineries directly.

I chose $30 as the upper threshold because that seems a reasonable amount to spend on a good bottle of wine. To save more money, you can get a discount if you purchase six bottles or more.

Joining a winery’s wine club typically earns you discounts, waived tasting fees, special events and other benefits.

Here Are 50 Delicious Wines That Cost $30 or Less a Bottle: 1. Water from Wine 2014 cabernet sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, $30: This nonprofit winery in Paterson donates all proceeds to clean-water projects around the world. This wine by Charlie Hoppes is as spectacular as the idea.

2. Browne Family Vineyards 2015 Tribute red, Columbia Valley, $30: I’m a sucker for reds with big shoulders. This blend of petite sirah, petit verdot and malbec checks all the boxes for me.

3. Ste Chapelle 2015 Panoramic Idaho petite sirah, Snake River Valley, $28: My love for this variety is well-documented, and this version from Southern Idaho surprised me with its bold plum, cocoa and spice notes, backed by bold yet approachable tannins.

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4. Ginkgo Forest Winery 2012 petit verdot, Wahluke Slope, $30: This littleknown winery near Mattawa is crafting delicious wines from estate grapes grown in the warm Wahluke Slope region. This is a big, round, ripe version of petit verdot that should be a hit with syrah lovers for its massive yet still jammy midpalate.

5. Figgins Estate 2016 riesling, Walla Walla Valley, $30: From the producers of Leonetti comes this sterling riesling, bone-dry, with dramatic acidity backing fresh orchard fruit. We don’t think of aging

riesling, but this is a good candidate.

6. Barnard Griffin 2017 Rosé of Sangiovese, Columbia Valley, $12: This is the standard in the Northwest (perhaps the entire West Coast) for pink wine; it’s bonedry, and bursting with flavors of cranberry, raspberry, strawberry and cherry.

7. Jones of Washington 2016 viognier, Wahluke Slope, $15: If there is a classic example of this Rhone white, this is it, thanks to round, creamy, luscious aromas of orange, vanilla and lime zest, followed by creamy mouth feel, backed with a surprising amount of acidity. It’s all about balance, and this has plenty.

8. Wind Rose Cellars 2013 primitivo, Yakima Valley, $25: Sequim winemaker Dave Volmut focuses on Italian varieties, and Primitivo is thought to be a clone of zinfandel, increasing its popularity in Italy. This example reveals classic notes of ripe raspberry, Bing cherry and cranberry compote, all backed by racy acidity and spicy complexity.

9. Huston Vineyards 2016 malbec, Snake River Valley, $29: This malbec is fascinating to me, primarily because the vineyards of Southern Idaho are highelevation, just like those in Argentina. Not sure there’s a correlation there, but it’s worth exploring, and this example is loaded with dark, ripe fruit and black pepper, backed with classic mild tannins and firm acidity.

10. Westport Winery NV Rapture of the Deep, Washington, $29: Aberdeen winemaker Dana Roberts brings in cranberries from the nearby Cranberry Coast for this sparkling delight that screams purity of fruit, perfectly delightful for your Thanksgiving feast or simply for enjoyment on a warm weekend evening. Nothing says “coast” like this wine.

11. Mercer Family Vineyards 2017 sauvignon blanc, Horse Heaven Hills, $13: This large Yakima Valley producer makes consistently delicious wines at fair prices. This sleek sauv blanc is delicious, with hints of minerality, orchard fruit and sweet herbs.

Perfect for seafood.

12. Brian Carter Cellars 2015 Abracadabra red, Columbia

Valley, $25: Woodinville vintner and master blender Brian Carter scores every vintage with this syrah-leading blend.

13. Domaine Ste. Michelle NV brut rosé, Columbia Valley, $12: I once put this in a blind tasting with several famous Champagnes, and it held its own.

14. Charles Smith Wines 2014 The Velvet Devil merlot, Washington, $13: South Seattle vintner Charles Smith brings the delicious with this luscious merlot.

15. Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2017 Umiker Vineyard Lochsa chardonnay, Lewis-Clark Valley, $15: This effort from a top Lewiston, Idaho, winery is among the best chardonnays in the Northwest.

16. Columbia Crest 2015 Grand Estates cabernet sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $12: It’s hard to beat this valueminded bottle from a large producer.

Broadly available.

17. Gamache Vintners 2013 malbec, Columbia Valley, $30: Consistently among the best malbecs. I was tempted to put this in my Top 50 list.

18. Grantwood Winery 2016 petit verdot, Walla Walla Valley, $22: This oft-overlooked Walla Walla producer has

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produces a sleek and delicious white, perfect for pasta and shrimp.

a reputation for startling wines at a great price. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better red.

31. Washington Hills 2015 late harvest riesling, Washington, $10: Another Precept label. This delicious dessert wine is perfect paired with cheesecake.

19. Jones of Washington 2016 riesling, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $10: This sleek white from a longtime producer in Quincy is among the best rieslings in Washington.

20. Kiona Vineyards and Winery 2013 cabernet-merlot, Washington, $15: This Bordeaux-style blend from Red Mountain’s original winery delivers huge red fruit backed by firm structure.

21. Canoe Ridge Vineyard 2016 Expedition cabernet sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, $15: This longtime Walla Walla producer crafts a delicious red at Tuesday-night prices.

22. 14 Hands Winery 2017 rosé, Washington, $10: A stunning pink from Washington’s No. 2 winery. Red fruit, bright acidity, delicious palate.

23. Apex Cellars 2016 The Catalyst red blend, Columbia Valley, $15: Perhaps the best-value GSM-style blend in Washington, this wine serves as a glimpse of this style’s greatness and potential.

24. Colter’s Creek Winery 2015 tempranillo, Lewis-Clark Valley, $20: This sturdy red is further evidence of the tremendous potential in Idaho’s LewisClark Valley. Loads of fruit backed by sturdy tannins with a feral twist.

25. Crayelle Cellars 2017 albariño, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $24: Perhaps the best example of this Galician white, a great wine for Washington’s climate.

26. Eleven Winery 2016 roussanne, Yakima Valley, $24: This example from a Bainbridge Island producer reveals depth and character not typical of this white Rhone variety.

27. INTRINSIC Wine Co. 2016 cabernet sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $22: Rebellious ideas can lead to revolutionary wines, such as this delicious and affordable red.

28. Saviah Cellars 2016 The Jack syrah, Columbia Valley, $18: This affordable syrah from a top Walla Walla producer is priced for case purchases.

29. Vino La Monarcha Winery 2015 merlot, Columbia Valley, $22: This Kennewick winery is led by the brilliant winemaking of Victor Palencia, and this delicious red punches way above its weight class.

30. W.B. Bridgman Cellars 2016 chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $12: This value label owned by Precept in Seattle

32. Westport Winery 2017 Shorebird chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $26: This Grays Harbor producer is crafting delicious whites, including this sleek, minerally chardonnay.

33. Wild Goose Vineyards & Winery 2017 pinot gris, Okanagan Valley, $17: One of the top wineries in British Columbia, Wild Goose is making some of the best whites in our region, at a great price.

34. Wind Rose Cellars 2015 Hunters Red, Yakima Valley, $22: This Riojainfluenced blend from a Sequim winery is loaded with tempranillo, cab and grenache. It’s a big red with rustic tannins, perfect with grilled meats.

35. Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2017 Estate rosé of pinot noir, McMinnville, $16: Oregon is showing us that the best pinks come from pinot noir. This was one of the best rosés I tasted this year.

36. Domaine Ste. Michelle NV brut, Columbia Valley, $12: Washington’s premier bubble house crafts this bone-dry sparkler that is so good, you can enjoy it with everything from shellfish to curry dishes. No need to wait for a special occasion.

37. Airfield Estates 2015 chardonnay, Yakima Valley, $15: Airfield Estates is known for crafting wines of grace at affordable prices.

38. Zerba Cellars 2015 Wild Z Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley, $24: This cab-leading blend of six varieties is a fruitdriven delight from a top producer on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley 39. Brian Carter Cellars 2015 Opulento Dessert Wine, Yakima Valley, $22: A delicious fortified dessert wine that uses traditional Portuguese varieties. This is bold and delicious Port-style wine.

40. Canoe Ridge Vineyard 2016 The Expedition malbec, Horse Heaven Hills, $15: I’m a big fan of this flavorful red that refreshingly competes with Argentine imports on both quality and price.

41. Coeur de Terre Vineyard 2015 pinot noir, Willamette Valley, $22: Love Oregon pinot noir? Typically you’ll pay much more for a wine of this quality.

Sleek, high-toned red fruit backed by bright acidity; it’s a classic Oregon pinot.

42. Columbia Crest 2016 Grand Estates syrah, Columbia Valley, $12: Bold plum and blackberry flavors with hints of anise, backed by plump tannins and a jammy midpalate. All for a great price.

43. Eaglemount Wine & Cider nonvintage Quince Mead, Puget Sound, $22: A delicious and fruit-laden honey wine from this Port Townsend cider house.

44. L’Ecole No. 41 2017 chenin blanc, Columbia Valley, $16: More Northwest wineries are embracing this often-overlooked white, but nobody does it better than this longtime Walla Walla winery.

45. Maryhill Winery 2015 cabernet franc, Columbia Valley, $20: Washington winemakers are embracing this Bordeaux variety, and winemaker Richard Batchelor shows what handcrafted cab franc should taste like.

46. Mt. Hood Winery 2017 Estate riesling, Columbia Gorge, $20: Among my favorite rieslings in our region, this could have gone on my wines-of-the-year list.

Perfect tension between bright fruit and bold acidity.

47. Whidbey Island Winery 2015 cabernet franc, Yakima Valley, $15: This is a classic Washington cab franc from this Langley producer, combining dark, mature red fruit and subtle herbal notes backed by gentle tannins.

48. Cinder Wines 2016 chardonnay, Snake River Valley, $18: Ste. Michelle alum Melanie Krause is one of Idaho’s

shining stars, a fact on display with this luscious white, which is loaded with tropical fruit and backed by perfectly balanced acidity.

49. Dazzle Cellars 2017 Julia’s Dazzle rosé, Columbia Valley, $20: A rare rosé of pinot gris (whose grapes are reddish) from the team at Long Shadows in Walla Walla, its sleek, bright fruit — backed by perfect acidity — helps set the standard for Northwest pink.

50. Duck Pond Cellars 2016 Reserve pinot noir, Willamette Valley, $28: This longtime winery in Dundee, Ore., has long been known for surpassing expectations, delivering quality well above its price point. This suave reserve-level pinot is another example, revealing deep, intense, red-toned fruit backed by mild tannins and bright acidity.

Andy Perdue is a wine author, journalist and international judge. Learn more about wine at greatnorthwestwine.com. Reach him at andy@greatnorthwestwine.com.

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Now Streaming: ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,’ ‘The Children Act,’ ‘Sadie’ Some New Titles Available for Home Viewing and Streaming

By Sean Axmaker

SPECIAL TO THE SEATTLE TIMES

Top Streams of the Week “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” (2018, R) is an American frontier comedy from the Coen brothers.

Initially planned as a six-part series, it was reworked as an anthology film and opens in Seattle at the Crest on Friday, Nov. 16, the same day it debuts on Netflix.

Emma Thompson is superb as a judge facing a conflict between the professional and personal in “The Children Act” (2017, R). Streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Michael Douglas is a has-been actor who reinvents himself as a Hollywood acting coach in “The Kominsky Method: Season 1,” a Netflix Original comedy from creator Chuck Lorre.

Two new British co-productions explore fluid sexuality in the modern world. Hulu presents “The Bisexual: Season 1” and HBO features the cheeky comedy “Sally4Ever: Season 1” with new episodes each Sunday.

Seattle-based filmmaker Megan Griffiths’ “Sadie” (2018, not rated), an independent drama shot in Everett, is now on VOD. It follows an angry teenager (Sophia Mitri Schloss) who sabotages the romantic prospects of her single mother (Melanie Lynskey) while her soldier father is overseas.

Classic Picks

Afternoon” (1975, R) with Al Pacino and John Cazale. Both on Prime Video.

Pay-Per-View / Video on Demand

In the British drama “Puzzle” (2018, R), Kelly Macdonald portrays a frustrated housewife in the competitive world of solving jigsaw puzzles.

Rose Byrne, Chris O’Dowd and Ethan Hawke star in the romantic comedy “Juliet, Naked” (2018, R).

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Emma Thompson and Stanley Tucci star in “The Children Act.”

Netflix

Vanessa Hudgens plays a Chicago baker and a look-alike European princess in the romantic comedy “The Princess Switch” (2018), the first Christmas original of the season.

Diego Luna and Michael Peña star in “Narcos — Mexico: Season 1,” the 1980s-set prequel to the Netflix Original drug-war series “Narcos.”

Amazon Prime Video

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Sophia Mitri Schloss portrays the title character in “Sadie,” from Seattle-based writer/ director Megan Griffiths.

Lucretia Martel’s surreal colonial drama “Zama” (Argentina, not rated, with subtitles) was Argentina’s official 2017 submission (2018, PG-13).

For kids: the new season of to the Academy Awards.

Kid stuff: the new animated “Sesame Street” rolls out new series “Kung Fu Panda — The Paws episodes every Saturday morning of Destiny: Season 1.”

Hulu

The new Hulu Original series “Holly Hobbie” (TV-PG) is a liveaction show for teens and tweens.

HBO Now Sidney Lumet directs the OscarJohn Boyega takes the pilot winning TV satire “Network” (1976, seat in the giant-monster-invasion R), starring Faye Dunaway and sequel “Pacific Rim: Uprising” William Holden, and “Dog Day

Other Streams

Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette and Paul Dano star in the based-on-a-true-story limited series “Escape at Dannemora.”

New episodes air each Sunday on Showtime Anytime.

“Origin: Season 1,” a sciencefiction thriller with Tom Felton and Natalia Tena as passengers

Netflix

Tim Blake Nelson plays a folksy singing cowboy in the Coens’“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.”

on a damaged spaceship in deep space, is now available on YouTube Premium.

New on Disc This Week

“The Meg,” “Mile 22,” “Alpha,” “Juliet, Naked,” “Puzzle.”

Sean Axmaker is a Seattle film critic and writer. His reviews of streaming movies and TV can be found at streamondemandathome. com.

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